Vatican: Francis stable, out of ‘imminent danger’ of death
The Vatican issued an update Saturday on the health of Pope Francis, who remains in Rome’s Gemelli hospital under the care of doctors, saying thatчитати
Starmer: ‘Sooner or later’ Russia must yield to peace
Britain’s leader encouraged his global counterparts to continue pushing for a ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine at the start of a virtual meeting Saturday intendedчитати
VOA Russian: Putin tries to punt decision on Ukraine back to Trump
After U.S. President Donald Trump urged Moscow to accept the ceasefire deal agreed to by the U.S. and Ukrainian delegations in Saudi Arabia and U.S.читати
Russian foreign minister exaggerates Russia-China relations, ignores nuances
Relations between Russia and China are indeed closer than at any point since the 1950s, but they are shaped more by pragmatism, economic necessity andчитати
G7 urges Russia to accept ceasefire or face further sanctions
CHARLEVOIX, QUEBEC, CANADA — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading democracies urged Russia on Friday to agree to a U.S.-proposed ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraineчитати
Putin says Ukrainians must ‘surrender or die’
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had trapped the remaining Ukrainian soldiers in its western Kursk region, where they have held onчитати
Ukraine peace, global security top G7 agenda as diplomats convene in Canada
CHARLEVOIX, QUEBEC — Top diplomats from the Group of Seven leading industrial nations gathered Thursday in Charlevoix, Quebec, as host country Canada outlined its top agenda,читати
Putin expresses support for ceasefire but says details must be worked out
Russian President Vladimir Putin expressed support for a U.S. ceasefire proposal to halt Russia’s war with Ukraine but stressed that details would have to beчитати
Can the US pry Russia away from China?
Western politicians have repeatedly called on China to limit or cease tacit support for Russia’s bloody war against Ukraine. In response, China’s leadership insists itчитати
US, Russian officials to discuss Ukraine ceasefire proposal
U.S. and Russian officials are expected to meet in Moscow to discuss a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine. Theчитати
Russian officials expect to keep Ukrainian land in peace deal
The US administration’s efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine are putting pressure on the Kremlin. But Moscow has made considerable territorial gains and someчитати
Hospitalized pope marks 12 years in job with future uncertain
VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis marks 12 years as head of the Catholic Church on Thursday, seemingly out of danger after a month in hospital butчитати
VOA Uzbek: EU boosts its Central Asia strategy
As the U.S. seeks to strengthen ties with resource-rich Central Asia, the European Union is also reaching out to the region. Having adopted a newчитати
Putin orders army to push last Ukrainian troops from Russian territory
President Vladimir Putin donned military fatigues for a surprise visit to troops in Russia’s western Kursk region on Wednesday, where he ordered them to pressчитати
US lawmakers welcome Ukraine’s agreement to 30-day ceasefire
U.S. lawmakers welcomed Tuesday’s announcement that Ukraine had agreed to a 30-day ceasefire as a step toward peace in Europe. “I’m very encouraged the partiesчитати
Trump, Irish leader meet amid differences on trade, Gaza war
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump met Irish Prime Minister Micheal Martin on Wednesday for wide-ranging talks that reflected differences over trade and the conflict inчитати
ICC takes custody of Philippine ex-president Duterte in crimes against humanity case
THE HAGUE — Former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte was turned over Wednesday to the custody of the International Criminal Court, following his arrest on a warrantчитати
Bosnian prosecutors order arrest of Bosnian Serb leader Dodik
SARAJEVO — Bosnian state prosecutors on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Russian-backed Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik and his aides for ignoring a court summons, raisingчитати
Russian missile attack kills 4 in Odesa, Ukrainian officials say
Ukrainian officials said Wednesday a Russian missile attack hit the southern port city of Odesa overnight, killing four Syrians and injuring several other people. Oleksiyчитати
Irish PM visits White House amid divisions on economy, Ukraine, Gaza
WASHINGTON — For more than 70 years, Irish leaders have visited the White House for the annual St. Patrick’s Day celebration of Irish-America heritage. But thisчитати
Europe holds high-level talks on rearming continent, boosting Ukraine aid
Paris — European military and political heads are holding high-level talks this week after calls for massively rearming Europe — and boosting aid for Kyiv —читати
US, Ukraine meet in Saudi Arabia for talks on ending war
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA — U.S. and Ukrainian officials met Tuesday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia for talks on efforts to end Russia’s war with Ukraine. The Ukrainianчитати
Protesters block main state Serbian TV building as tensions soar ahead of planned rally
Belgrade, Serbia — Several hundred student protesters have blocked Serbia’s public television station building in Belgrade as tensions soar in the Balkan country, days ahead ofчитати
Ukraine to present peace plan in talks with US
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia — U.S. and Ukrainian officials began talks Tuesday in Saudi Arabia with the Ukrainian side expected to present a partial ceasefire plan withчитати
Ukrainian drone attacks target 10 Russian regions, kill 1 person in Moscow
Russian officials said Tuesday that Ukrainian attacks involving more than 90 drones killed at least one person and injured three others in the Moscow region.читати
VOA Russian: Russian filmmakers reflect on impact from war in Ukraine
Russian documentary filmmaker Vitaly Mansky produces Artdocfest, an annual film festival that showcases documentary features from independent film directors. He says most documentary films reflectчитати
Rubio in Saudi Arabia for US-Ukraine talks, hopes to resolve Ukraine aid pause
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday the United States hopes to resolve the pause in aid to Ukraine during talksчитати
Ukrainian wheelchair basketball tournament back from nearly 10-year hiatus
The Titans Cup, an all-Ukrainian wheelchair basketball tournament, was held last month in western Ukraine for the first time in nearly 10 years, bringing togetherчитати
Russia expels 2 British diplomats from embassy in Moscow over espionage claims
Russia said Monday it was expelling two British diplomats based at the embassy in Moscow over spying allegations that the U.K. called “malicious and baseless.” читати
Russia, Ukraine report clashes in Sumy
Russian and Ukrainian officials reported fighting in Ukraine’s Sumy region, with Russian advances in the area creating the potential for cutting off supply lines toчитати
Pope following Vatican’s spiritual retreat from afar as he recovers from pneumonia in hospital
Rome — Pope Francis is participating in the Vatican’s weeklong spiritual retreat from a Rome hospital as he continued his recovery on Monday from double pneumoniaчитати
France readying more than $200 million in military aid for Ukraine, minister says
Paris — France is preparing a new military aid package for Ukraine worth more than $211 million from the interest earned on frozen Russian assets, itsчитати
After Poland spat, Musk vows Ukraine can keep Starlink
Billionaire industrialist and senior White House adviser Elon Musk vowed Sunday to maintain Ukraine’s access to his Starlink satellite network, after a fierce online clashчитати
Flight cancellations at Germany’s Hamburg Airport affect more than 40,000 passengers after strike
Berlin — Flight cancellations at Hamburg Airport after a surprise strike by workers affected more than 40,000 passengers on Sunday, a day before a planned widerчитати
Rubio heads to Saudi Arabia for US-Ukraine talks, then Canada for G7
State Department — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio will arrive in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on Monday for U.S.-Ukraine talks as President Donald Trump pushes toчитати
Wild ancient version of football is still being played today
ASHBOURNE, ENGLAND — This ancient form of football has a rule forbidding players from murdering each other. Every year, thousands of people descend on a smallчитати